Lost and Spy

1945 1 Month 30 Day.

Cabanatu.

Meng Shaoyuan couldn't find a single cigarette.

Will it be caught by the Japanese?
He didn't care anymore.

What about smoke?

The huge Kabanatu doesn't even have a cigarette?
Meng Shaoyuan's head hurts.

It hurts like hell!

Is this mandatory smoking cessation?
This taste is not good.

He looked at the time.

5:30.

The rescue operation is about to begin.

wait.

This is also his only chance to leave this place alive.

……

Colonel Sander was restless.

According to David Beckham, today should be the last day of rescue time.

But for the past few days, it has been calm.

Except for the big explosion that shook the ground before.

And, not even David Beckham.

Was it an accident?

I stopped the escape plan that I had made in advance, and put all my hopes on a stranger. Is this right or wrong?
……

U.S. Army Air Forces.

Captain Kenneth R. Schreiber peeled off a piece of gum and dropped it in his mouth.

"General!"

At this time, he heard a voice behind him.

Kenneth turned around.

It turned out to be Lieutenant General Walter Kruger, commander of the Army's Sixth Army, who came in person.

"General!"

Kenneth gave a non-standard military salute.

"Hey, those people in Kabanatu are waiting for our rescue." General Kruger did not beat around the bush: "Remember your mission, I trust you, young man."

"Relax, General!"

Kenneth boarded the P-61 Black Widow with confidence.

……

"Go, go!"

Lieutenant Colonel Murthy finally gave the order.

The Rangers set off from the village of Pladino.

The secret sneaking of the troops went well, because the guerrillas in Pagata had told the residents along the route not to go out and detained the outside guests until the rescue operation was over. At the same time, they also asked the villagers to lock the chickens in the chicken coop and tie the dogs in the kennel. And put on muzzles to prevent the animals from barking when Musi's team passed by and arousing the Japanese army's vigilance.

Villagers living in the vicinity of the target area were told that it was best to leave their homes and go to a safe area for safety reasons, but to keep secret so as not to alert the Japanese army.

The Kabanatu Great Rescue has officially begun!
……

"what sound?"

A Japanese soldier suddenly raised his head and looked towards the sky.

After 6 o'clock, the sky was still pale.

A black dot appeared from afar.

airplane!

That's a plane!

The Japanese army suddenly became tense.

Gradually approached.

The Japanese army was not worried.

Because there is only one plane!
Judging from experience, this is by no means to bomb Cabanatu, but to investigate.

……

airplane!

In the prisoner-of-war camp, the prisoners who had just finished dinner also found out.

There is only one plane!
……

It's now!

Captain Kenneth R. Schreiber shut down the left engine at 450 meters above the POW camp and restarted it causing the engine to backfire with a loud noise.

He repeated this action twice and fell to a height of 60 meters above the ground, pretending that the plane was damaged.

He then steered the plane towards a hill and hid behind the hill to fly 30 meters below the ground.

The Japanese army thought that the plane had crashed, so they all paid attention to the direction of the hill and waited for the fireball after the plane exploded.

And this provides an effective cover for the actions of the Rangers.

……

"Please be patient, you will see the rescue signal!"

David Beckham's words rang in Colonel Sander's ears.

Relying on the experience and sensitivity of many years of professional soldiers, Colonel Sander suddenly knew that the plane was the signal!

Otherwise, why would there be a lone plane?
Otherwise, why did something go wrong suddenly after flying over Kabanatu?
This is no coincidence.

This is sending a message to yourself:
The big rescue has begun!
……

127 Rangers, under the leadership of Captain Robert Prince, relied on the cover of the aircraft and entered Cabanatu with little effort.

POW camp, just ahead.

Captain Prince checked the time.

Now, it is 19:40.

He pulled the safety of the gun:
"action!"

……

"Thuk Thuk"!
Fierce gunshots and explosions suddenly sounded in Kabanatu.

Meng Shaoyuan let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally, it's still here.

And he, at 7 o'clock in the evening, had already ambushed near the prisoner-of-war camp.

Those damn American soldiers must have cigarettes on them, right?
……

The Kabanatu Great Rescue officially started at 19:40!
The rangers in front of the gate suppressed the Japanese guard barracks with firepower.

At the same time, the rangers behind the prisoner-of-war camp wiped out the Japanese soldiers near the prisoner-of-war huts.

An anti-tank team from Company F, led by Sergeant Major Manton P. Stewart, entered the gate and sprinted 300 yards closer to the center of the camp, using bazookas to destroy two trucks and the metal-reinforced tank garage.

At that time, one of the trucks was carrying about a dozen Japanese soldiers, who were killed on the spot.

The Japanese troops who escaped around were quickly wiped out by the firepower of Company F.

……

"What's the matter, what's the matter, Colonel!"

The prisoner of war camp was alarmed.

cried Major Sterry through the bars of the prison.

He had to raise his voice for the colonel to hear.

However, the sound of gunfire was too intense.

He could not hear Colonel Sander's answer at all.

……

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Yuyuki Iwamori picked up the phone and said frantically: "Reinforcement, I need reinforcements here!"

The sound of guns and guns outside became more and more violent!
……

Kabanatu is attacked!

The Japanese troops who heard the alarm nearby rushed to the nearby Kabu River, trying to cross the bridge to support the Japanese troops in the prisoner-of-war camp.

They were falling into the ambush zone of the Pagata partisans.

Juan Pagata had placed a bomb on the bridge in advance and detonated it at 19:40.

But the bridge was not destroyed, but a big hole was blown on the bridge deck, which made it impossible for Japanese tanks to pass through.

The Japanese army flocked to the bridge in groups, but they were all blocked by the firepower of the Filipino guerrillas.

A guerrilla who had just learned to use a bazooka a few hours earlier destroyed and severely damaged four Japanese tanks hidden behind trees.

Juan's guerrillas made outstanding contributions in this rescue operation!

……

"Captain!"

"doing what!"

The frontal Japanese army has been basically defeated.

Captain Price looked back in a good mood.

His subordinates appeared with a young man in local clothes.

"Get an interpreter!"

Captain Prince had just finished speaking, but unexpectedly the young man had already said:
"Captain, I'm David Beckham!"

Ok?
Why is this name so familiar?

"Ah, at Juan Pagata's, my name is Charles!"

"Charles!"

Captain Price was taken aback, and immediately reacted, overjoyed:
"Hey, Charles, Charles! Lieutenant Colonel Murthy has repeatedly ordered that we must find you. Great, you are still alive, great! Please stay with us, Mr. Charles!"

Meng Shaoyuan smiled, and then suddenly asked: "Is there any smoke?"